Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 5:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 5:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 5:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Chronicles, God made two kings from a faraway land take some of His people on a journey to new places because they had not been listening to Him. This was a way for God to teach them a lesson.

1 Chronicles 5:26: And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 5:25

It mentions the Israelites transgressing against God, while 1 Chronicles 5:26 shows God's reaction by stirring up foreign kings against them.

1 Chronicles 5:25: And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

Paradox #1

1 Chronicles 5:26 describes God stirring up the spirit of foreign kings to carry the Israelites into exile. The contradiction or conflict might arise from the idea of a loving and just God causing suffering or using other nations to punish His people, which could seem unfair or harsh. This raises questions about divine justice and the use of external powers to discipline, which can appear inconsistent with the idea of a protective deity.

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